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@@ -24936,6 +24936,27 @@ fails, an exception of type .code file-error is thrown. +.coNP Function @ exit* +.synb +.mets (exit* << status ) +.syne +.desc +The +.code exit* +function terminates the entire process (running \*(TX image), specifying +the termination status to the operating system. The +.meta status +argument is treated exactly like that of the +.code exit +function. Unlike that function, this one exits the process immediately, +cleaning up only low-level operating system resources such as closing file +descriptors and releasing memory mappings, without performing user-space +cleanup. + +.code exit* +is implemented using a call to the POSIX function +.codn _exit . + .coNP Functions @ getpid and @ getppid .synb (getpid) |